title: Stimulated astrocytes release high-mobility group 1 protein, an inducer of LAN-5 neuroblastoma cell differentiation.
abstract: Stimulated astrocytes specifically release large amounts of high-mobility group 1 protein into the extracellular medium. The identity of the released protein has been established on the basis of its biological activity on murine erythroleukaemia cells and by its immunoreactivity against a specific monoclonal antibody. High-mobility group 1 protein also plays an essential role in differentiation of LAN-5 neuroblastoma cells which, following stimulation with retinoic acid, express high-mobility group 1 protein on to the external surface of the plasma membrane. In retinoic acid-induced LAN-5 cells, high-mobility group 1 protein is not secreted but is accumulated in a membrane-bound form, particularly at the level of neurite outgrowths. These cells can also be induced to differentiate by high-mobility group 1 protein coated on the surface of the cell culture vessels. The specific function of the protein in this process is indicated by inhibition of cell differentiation by an anti-high-mobility group 1 protein antibody. The data are consistent with a role of high-mobility group 1 protein in promoting cell-cell interactions and in the development of nerve tissues.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Chemistry, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Passalacqua
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patrone
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Picotti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sparatore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melloni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pontremoli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins; D003994:Bucladesine